A concept for an IT platform to assess the impact of transport infrastructure investments on ecological safety and security

The paper discusses the issues of conducting environmental impact assessments (EIA) – one of the fundamental tools of environmental protection management, aimed at ensuring the ecological safety and security of planned investment projects. The threats to the environment posed by investments in transport infrastructure are discussed in terms of ecological safety and security. The procedural and methodological framework is presented for conducting environmental impact assessments, including the tasks of public administration bodies in the EIA procedure, and the challenges arising during such assessments are highlighted. The aim of this article is to present a concept for an EIA IT platform that will integrate a range of different approaches and methodologies used in environmental impact assessments for new projects.